Login
|
Register
Home
Herbs
Formulas
Acupuncture
Tests
Community
Pearls
Herb Browse
Herb Feeds
We Need Your Help
Search:
Suggestions:
Kun Bu
昆布
kūn bù
Category:
Transform Phlegm and Stop Cough
Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
Is this Herb effective in the clinic?
+1
Pinyin Pronunciation:
Profile
Functions
Indications
Suggestions
Tastes:
Salty
Dosage:
6-15g
Cautions:
None noted
Meridians:
Liver
,
Kidney
,
Stomach
Preparation:
• Shreds • Bland
Quality:
Good quality - large, thick, and unfragmented bluish green thalli, without sand or foreign matter
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')
Notes:
No notes at this time
Formulas
(3)
hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask)
jú hé wán (Tangerine Seed Pill )
xià kū cǎo gāo (Prunella Syrup)
Family:
Alariaceae
Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical:
Thallus Algae
Botanical:
Ecklonia Kurome Okam.
Japanese:
konbu
Korean:
konpo
Common:
kelp, seaweed
Temperature:
Cold
+ Add a Function
Don't show me this
We Need Your Help!
All this information has been generated by
community involvement.
We need help completing these sections.
Find out more...
close
Type the Function Name (commas will separate your entry into multiple Functions)
add
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Reduces phlegm
add comment
0
Rootdown Staff
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Softens hardnesses.
add comment
0
Rootdown Staff
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Promotes urination and Reduces swelling.
add comment
+ Add an Indication
Don't show me this
We Need Your Help!
All this information has been generated by
community involvement.
We need help completing these sections.
Find out more...
close
Type the Indication Name (commas will separate your entry into multiple Indications)
add
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Various kinds of nodules in the neck
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Goiter
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Scrofula
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Sensation of fullness or obstruction in the chest caused by phlegm
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Thyroid tumors (with substances that invigorate the blood)
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Tuberculosis lymphadenitis (with substances that invigorate the blood)
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Cirrhosis (with substances that invigorate the blood)
add comment
+1
Mellissa Rudder
(
Rootdown Staff
)
Edema and leg qi (adjunct)
add comment
Don't show me this
We Need Your Help!
All this information has been generated by
community involvement.
We need help completing these sections.
Find out more...
No Comments At This Time